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danakamigizi vai es
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s/he is busy or engaged in something (in a certain place); s/he works, plays (in a certain place); s/he has an event (in a certain place)

Paired with: danakamigad vii



indanakamigiz 1s ind; nindanakamigiz 1s ind; nidanakamigiz 1s ind; danakamigizi 3s ind; danakamigizid 3s conj; endanakamigizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /danakamigizi-/

indanakamigiz1s ind es
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danakamigizi 3s ind es
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danakamigizid3s conj es
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endanakamigizid3s ch-conj es
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gii-tanakamigizi3s ind pst es
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Mizhishawaya'ii danakamigiziwag igi zhaawanoowininiwag beshkwada'igewaad.

Those Mexicans are busy hoeing way out in the open field.
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Bemijigamaag niwii-izhaanaaban. Indawaaj igo inga-ayayaa omaa. Niwii-tanakamigiz.

I was going to go to Bemidji, but I think I'll just stay home because I'm going to be busy here.
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Aandi endtakamigiziwaad gaa-bikwaakwadokewaad.

Where is their ball game at?
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danakamigizi /danakamigizi-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-akamig-/
land, ground, landscape; event
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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